Notepad++ 7.5.8 release

Massimo Fidanza

I don’t know if this is a new feature (I don’t find mention anywhere) or regression, but in Open File dialog, when I digit “<some text>*”, all files that start with “<some text>” will be open, before I get a filter applied to files in the current folder. I reinstalled old versions and found that the change came with version 7.5.5, but I can not find a quote in the release notes.

Scott Sumner

@Massimo-Fidanza

Try changing the Use new style save dialog… setting to its opposite state in Settings (menu) -> Preferences… -> Default Directory (box on left).

Massimo Fidanza

@Scott-Sumner
What I need to change? This is my current setting Preferences --> Deafult Directory

Massimo Fidanza

@donho Thanks for new release. Do you plan to upgrade to latest version of scintilla?

Scott Sumner

@Massimo-Fidanza said:

What I need to change?

Well, I said: “try changing the Use new style save dialog… setting to its opposite state”

Your screenshot shows that you have it unticked so following the instructions would mean to tick it.

Scott Sumner

@Massimo-Fidanza

donho Thanks for new release. Do you plan to upgrade to latest version of scintilla?

Don Ho doesn’t respond to those types of questions, generally…

Massimo Fidanza

@Scott-Sumner

ok, now that I change the setting it works as before

Thank for your help

Massimo Fidanza

I really like working with Notepad++, is a really excelent editor, but I want to suggest a native feature, a Code Snippet. I know there are plugins, but I tried all of them and, in my opinion, the best one is SnippetPlus, because you can associate a tag with a snippet, digit that tag and just press Ctrl+Shift+Enter to inser snippet in the code, but this plugin is really old and despite the fact that it is open source, the source code is not available. Having native snippet feature inside Notepad++ will be the best.

Scott Sumner

@Massimo-Fidanza

but I want to suggest a native feature, a Code Snippet

See here.

guy038

Hi, Don,

Just a coincidence ! But, hummm…, one contributor per release ? Oh my God ;-))

Cheers,

guy038

donho

@guy038 Then 159 must be the lucky number of Notep… Oh my God, wait a minute… Is it XP?!

:)

guy038

Hello, @don-ho and All,

Indeed, it is !! Quite a shock for lot of people, isn’t it ? I just imagine the scene. A young N++ user asking : “Hi, Dad, what XP means ?”

Well, I expect to switch, directly, to Windows 10, after the summer holidays, but more likely near Christmas !

Cheers

guy038

Meta Chuh

@guy038
it works, so christmas 2159 seems to be a good date for the next upgrade ;-)

Scott Sumner

@guy038

I’m not understanding the 159 and XP conversation. I see the original coincidence of the two 159’s but beyond that, what the heck is being discussed?? :-)

guy038

Hi @scott-sumner,

Just because Don noticed that, from my imgur picture, it was taken from an XP station, as he said, in his post :

wait a minute… Is it XP?!

So, I was joking about it :-D

Cheers,

guy038

guy038

Hi, @don-ho,

After downloading the npp.7.5.8.bin.7z archive and installed it, I noticed that every plugin, part of the release, is, now, located in its own folder, inside the plugins folder

Thinking of a possible bug, I verified, however, that the organization of the other .zip archives, as well as the x64 versions, are quite identical !

So, Don, is this new localization of plugins, the future one ?

Nevertheless, I noticed, that if I moved a plugin, outside its own folder, into the Plugins folder, it still works, on opening N++ :-))

Best Regards,

guy038

Scott Sumner

@guy038 said:

every plugin, part of the release, is, now, located in its own folder, inside the plugins folder

I would guess that is an effect from @donho’s in-progress new-and-improved plugin-manager.

Douglas Kaynor

After updating to Notepad++ v7.5.8 (32-bit) I have experienced hangs. The all of the menus work but I can not change between window tabs or scroll in the current tab. I have to use File/Exit and restart Notepad++ to recover.

Bug information:

Notepad++ v7.5.8 (32-bit)
Build time : Jul 23 2018 - 02:03:53
Path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS : Windows 10 (64-bit)
Plugins : ComparePlugin.dll Explorer.dll JSLintNpp.dll NppColumnSort.dll NppFavorites.dll NPPJSONViewer-win32.dll nppplugin_solutionhub.dll nppplugin_solutionhub_ui.dll nppplugin_solutiontools.dll NppSaveAsAdmin.dll NppTextFX.dll PluginManager.dll SpeechPlugin.dll SpellChecker.dll TakeNotes.dll XMLTools.dll DSpellCheck.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll

I also intermittently get a Notepad++ has shut down unexpectedly message every so often.

Thanks for a great application!

toralf upenn

Running

Notepad++ v7.5.8 (32-bit)
Build time : Jul 23 2018 - 02:03:53
Path : C:\LokaleDaten\Apps\npp.7.5.8.new\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : ON
OS : Windows 7 (64-bit)
Plugins : CodeAlignmentNpp.dll ComparePlugin.dll dbgpPlugin.dll LanguageHelp.dll NppExec.dll NppTaskList.dll NppTextFX.dll RunMe.dll XMLTools.dll DSpellCheck.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll

I get the following error when I run DBGp plugin 0.0.13.27: “List index out of bounds (0)”

Is there anything that I could do? Workaround?

Anyway, Thanks for the great program.

toralf upenn

I found the reason for my issue. I had a german AE = “Ä” in the path of the script. Without that character in the path DBGp works as expected.